Help with Hornet's (page 4)

Elsewhere

Could you take some pics of that nest? It sounds like something quite amazing! I would first call or write a letter to the land owner letting them know about the problem and asking them if they can take care of it. If they refuse, then call the city and tell them what you have... if the nest is as spectacular as you make is sound, I'm sure the local news would love to to do a short story on it.

Schizm

LMAO while reading this thread. Serious enough problem, granted, but some of the solutions offered are all too funny. "Throw a basketball at it." "Poke it with a stick." "Call the sheriff." It's funny how such a small insect can be such a HUGE problem. What to do ... what to do. *LOL* Run for cover, they've spotted us and here they all come! Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ... zit! Yeow! Ouch! Call an ambulance! I'm dead.

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Yerusalyim

I sleep on Rummie's left, he outranks me ya know.

Still, if hitting them with a stick doesn't work...try throwing BFR's...BIG FREAKING ROCKS!

JeffT

Do a google search on "White Faced Hornets" these critters are nasty. They are aggresive and there may be as many as 2000 in a large nest.

I may be a bit sensative on the subject. When I was a kid, a good friend of my Dad's was killed when he accidently disturbed a nest.

Country Girl

I dunno... I *always* call the sheriff. Like when the emu showed up in my driveway and stayed for a month trying to romance my husband. I called the Sheriff. He wouldn't do anything about it. I also called him when 7 goats appeared in my driveway and began eating my rose bushes. I called the Sheriff. While I waited for him to arrive, I stood en guard at the entrance to my property with my broom and shooed those things away from my rose bushes. They are very persistent, you know.

He took a report and said he had to take it up with the Animal Control person and that we'd have to keep the goats til Monday. So we loaded them in the horse trailer and locked it. The owner finally came by and asked if we'd seen his goats. Geesh.

I called the Sheriff and asked if I could borrow his "sniffer" dogs to find out where my son had hidden his pot stash that he was selling to the neighbors. He said they didn't loan out the sniffer dog.

I'd definitely call the Sheriff about a hornet's nest *that big*.

Of course, they always say to me "Is this the lady that lives at ________ drive?" They know me by now... Well... okay.. don't call the Sheriff.. then he might not show up if you *really* need something, like if your house gets burglarized. In fact, he just might show them where all the valuables are...

I seriously suspect the Sheriff doesn't like me.

Maybe you could call ... umm... isn't there some kind of county bug specialist or something? Like..umm... "County Entomologist"? A guy that goes around and gives good information about fire ants, hornet's nests, and killer bees?

I think I need to go back to bed.... good night ya'll.

Country <zzzzZZZZ> Girl

JeffT

Country girl is on the right track. Look up "County extension agent" or "agricultural extension agent" or something similar in the phone book and make the call. They will be employees of your state agricultural school (here it's my alma mater, Washington State). They will be a good resource.

shamus

KILL IT ALREADY!

The suspense is killing me!

Want me to drive out and do it?

confusedjw

CG said:

I dunno... I *always* call the sheriff. Like when the emu

OMG that was funny. You must be like the favorite of the dept.

Emu don't just show up where I live

kls

Easy Shamus, We have called the county and they are going to contact the owner of the land.

Elsewhere , a picture? if it is possible but i ain't gettin that close ,those suckers got attitude.

kls

IT's gone, don't know where , don't care it is just gone. I think my call to the county helped, i assume they contacted the owner of the property and he destroyed it. Horray!

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